Lyre-tailed king bird of paradise
| Lyre-tailed king bird of paradise | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paradisaeidae |
| Genus: | Cicinnurus |
| Species: | C. regius x C. magnificus |
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The lyre-tailed king bird of paradise, also known as the lyre-tailed king, lonely little king or crimson bird of paradise, is a bird in the family Paradisaeidae that is a hybrid between a king bird of paradise and magnificent bird of paradise.
At least three adult male specimens are known of this hybrid, coming from an altitude of 1000 m in the Cyclops Mountains, near Humboldt Bay on the northern coast of New Guinea, as well as unknown localities.
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